posted 10-25-2013 02:10 PM
I've decided to post this outside the existing thread on general NASA flight suits and such because this photo shows so many odd things...

Take a good look at the suits and insignia in this shot (sadly, much of them aren't in focus):

Note the woman to the left, appears to be a doctor. She's wearing a jacket with a NASA patch but a Russian flag on the shoulder.

And what are the roles for the people in blue flight suits to the right background? None are wearing any normal NASA wings for astronauts, are support people wearing flight suits now for events like this?

I wish I could read some of those nameplates...

Robert PearlmanEditor

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posted 10-25-2013 02:37 PM
NASA flight surgeons and medical staff have been wearing blue flight suits and jackets for years — dating back into the shuttle-era. Nothing very new about that...